Xenopus Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: October 14, 2022
Preferred Name

optic choroid vascular plexus

Synonyms

capillary lamina of choroid

choroidal vascular plexus

choriocapillaris

Definitions

A plexus of capillaries that is located anteromedial to the eye. It is a capillary layer in the choroid. It is in contact with the basal surface of the retinal pigmented epithelium and supplies the photoreceptors with oxygen and nutrients. The fused basement membrane of this capillary layer and the pigmented epithelium is called Bruch's membrane.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004176

created_by

lab

creation_date

2011-08-31T12:26:08Z

database_cross_reference

UBERON:0010078

definition

A plexus of capillaries that is located anteromedial to the eye. It is a capillary layer in the choroid. It is in contact with the basal surface of the retinal pigmented epithelium and supplies the photoreceptors with oxygen and nutrients. The fused basement membrane of this capillary layer and the pigmented epithelium is called Bruch's membrane.

ends during

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0000437

has_exact_synonym

capillary lamina of choroid

choroidal vascular plexus

choriocapillaris

has_obo_namespace

xenopus_anatomy

id

XAO:0004176

label

optic choroid vascular plexus

notation

XAO:0004176

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004152

prefLabel

optic choroid vascular plexus

starts during

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_1000056

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004143

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004152

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004143

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